Package holder



Nov. 15, 1932.

PACKAGE HOLDER Filed NOV. 10, 1930 Patented Nov. 15, 1932 JOSEPH R.31011113, or OAK PABK,ILL1 NOIS,ASS IG1VORTO JENsr. mnsnn PACKAGE 232011333:

Application filed November 10, 1930QTSerialj1io. 494,504 l The inventionrelates generally topackage holders and more particularly it relates toa holder adapted to retain one or more packages of nails, adhesive orthe like within the bore of a roll of sheet material such astar paper. 7a

In preparing material such as tar paper for shipment and storage, it iscustomary to form the material into rolls having a central boretherethrough and since it is customary to supply with each roll apackageof nails and a package of adhesive sealing material such as tar,such packages are usually made of a size which may be slipped into thebore of av roll.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a new andimproved package holder adapted by frictional contact with the sides ofthe bore of a roll to hold one or more packages in the bore, the holderbeing constructed in such a manner so as to require a minimum amount ofmaterial.

Another object is to provide an eflicient holder of this character of anextremely simple and inexpensive construction comprising a single pieceof resilient sheet metal bent to a substantially rectangular form withthe end portions serving to prevent longitudina] movement of thepackages relatively to the holder and having the side portions bent soas to exert a lateral pressure against the wall of the bore of a roll'to retain the holder therein. e

Other objects and advantages will-become apparent from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawing whichillustrates the preferred embodiment of the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional viewthrough a paper roll illustrating the preferred form of the inventionwithin the bore of the roll and in operative relation to a pair ofpackages.

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. 7 In the preferred embodiment of theinvention chosen for disclosure herein the holder comprises a strip 10of comparatively thin resilient sheet metal bent to substantiallyrectangular form with its ends 11 joined, wheresuch as tar, While theother 7 rectangular form and contains nails'for fasstruck fromone ofthe:trated in- Fig. -1.

in spaced relation to each 'endwise movement of thepackages out of theholder.

byto adapt the space within the strip for the reception: of one or morepackages. In the present case one package 12 is of cylindrical form-andis adapted to contain an adhesive package 13 is of tening the paperin-place. The ends 11 of the strip 10 arepreferably joined by a tongue14 ends 11 and projecting through an opening 14 in the other end 11 andclenched to hold the two'ends together; In the form illustrated, thestrip 10 pro vides two elongated sidemembers15 which extend alongopposite sides of the packages 12 and 13 and are bowed outwardly asillus- The transverse end members 16 andil? hold the two? side members15 other and prevent The bowedmembers and the, end a members aresoproportioned that the transversefdifmension between the central portionsofthe bowed members is somewhat greater than theidiameter of the-bore,the end members being shorter than said diameter to permit the holder tobe inserted into a roll. Thus, when a properly proportioned holder ofthis form-is forced into the bore 18, the central portions'of the bowedside members 15 contact with the sides of the bore and are compressed soas to secure the holder yield 7 ably in place, the outwardly directedforce against the opposite sides of the'bore being preferably sufficientto prevent longitudinal displacement of the holder and the packagestherein during any. handling and 'transport-. ing of the roll. Since thetwo end members 16 and'17. act as struts and maintain the ends of theside members 15 against movement toward each other, such compression ofthe spring side members15 does not tend to crush the packages 12 and 13.The'present holder may therefore be used with packages having containersof a fragile character made from extremely thin sheet metal or paper.

The side members 15 are preferably made arcuate in cross section asshown in Fig. 2. This permits a sufliciently strong spring 210- tion tobe obtained with a thin sheet metal and reduces the cost and weight ofthe device to a. minimum. Furthermore the arcuate form permits theholder to be forced into a roll without having the edges of the sidemembers cut into the inner layer which forms the side wall of the bore.

The holder may be proportioned so that the side members 15 will contactone end edge of the package 12 at an angle to the axis of the bore as at20. WVith this construction the compression of the side members 15 tendsto hold the packages against each other and in contact with thetransverse member 16.

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The invention provides an economical holder which is extremely simple inconstruction, is eflicient in operation and is adapted to beconstructed'of a minimum amount of 7 material. Since, when it is forcedinto a roll, the parts of the holder exert no crushing effect on thepackage, it is adapted for use with packages having comparativelyfragile containers.

1 claim asmy invention: I A package holder of the character describedcomprising a thin strip of spring sheet'metal bent to a substantiallyrectangular form to provide twoside members of armate cross sectionand-bowed'outwardly away I from each other and an integral connectingmember acting as astrut to space two cor-' responding ends of the sidemembers, the ends of the strip being bent toward each other into.overlapping relation to form a strut between the other ends of the sidemembers, and means securing said overlapped portions together to'limitmovement of the ends of the side members toward each other.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto JOSEPH R. RICHER.

